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WA State Massage Schools

December 6, 2020 By Julie Onofrio

To become a massage therapist in WA State, you have to attend a massage school that is approved by the WA State Board of Massage. Here is the list of approved schools. It includes the schools that are in the state of WA and schools in other states that are approved schools.

Here are some of the top schools for massage in WA State.

School infoCost of Massage School and number of hours of trainingAdditional Info
Alexandar School of Natural Therapeutics
Aleisha Alexandar, Director
4026 Pacific Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98408
253-473-1142
Tuition: $13,000
Our 722 hour program tuition cost is $18.00 per hour
Alexandars is G.I. Bill®, Vocational Rehabilitation, & MYCAA approved.
Started in 1979 by Bill Thompson and Aleisha Alexander and still owned by them.
Ancient Arts Massage School and Clinic
Susan Parker, LMT
1319 Lee Blvd.
Richland, WA  99352
509-943-9589
Altura College
Mandi Denning
1256 S.E. Bishop Blvd. Ste. L
Pullman, WA 99163-5414
509-334-3444
$11,250.00 plus books and supplies
9 month, 750 hours
Arlington School of Massage
Shawnna Failla, LMT and Karyl Taylor, LMT
303 N. Olympic Ave.
Arlington, WA 98223-1338
360-435-0145
$12,800
11 months, 712.5 hours
Bellevue Massage School
Kyle Clemens
15921 NE 8th St., C106
Bellevue, WA 98008
425-641-3409
651 hours
$13,500
Reflexology Program
Bodymechanics School of Myotherapy and Massage
Shari L. Aldrich, President
Tumwater campus
2330 Mottman, #106
Tumwater, WA 98512
360-350-0015
Vancouver campus
7723 NE 4th Plain Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98662
360-260-7280
600 or 700 hour programs
Discoverypoint School of Massage
Lisa Nelson, LMT, Pat Archer, LMT, and Julie Darrah, LMT
420 E. Pike
Seattle, WA 98122
206-552-6523
750 hours
$11,550.00 plus supplies
Pat Archer has been a sports health care specialist and educator for over 35 years. Her combined knowledge and experience as a massage therapist and athletic trainer provide Pat with a unique blend of advanced manual therapy assessment and treatment skills.
Northwest School of Animal Massage LLC
Lola Michelin
P.O. Box 670
Fall City, WA 98024-0670
206-463-1425
Programs: Large Animal Massage endorsement and Small Animal Massage endorsement
Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts
Sean Miller, Director
Seattle campus
4507 44th Ave. S.W.
Seattle, WA 98116
206-932-5950
Bellingham campus
1106 Harris Ave, Ste 205
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-738-7121
Tacoma campus
201 N Yakima Ave
Tacoma WA, 98403
253-572-9284
$11,900.00 plus supplies
Options for length of program: 574 hours, 590, 644
The only massage school in Washington offering a Washington State Board of Massage approved Hybrid Massage Therapy Program.
Port Townsend School of Massage
Liz Piglowski, LMT
1071 Landes Ct.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-379-4066
525 hours, $6,825.00

650 hours, $8,450.00
plus supplies
Renton Technical College
3000 N.E. 4th St.
Renton, WA 98056-4195
425-235-2451
Washington State Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)
Washington State Department of Health
Seattle Clinical Massage School
Sean Miller, director
619 N. 35th St., Ste. 330M
Seattle, WA 98103-8659
(206) 548-4184
705 hours
$11,900.00 plus supplies
Seattle Clinical Massage School is a partner school within the Northwest Academy for the Healing Arts 
West by Northwest School of Massage LLC
Rebecca-Anne West 
5726 178th Pl. S.W.
Lynnwood, WA 98037-3519
206-948-2855
915 hour Day Program
September 2021- July 2022
Tuition: $11,500

760 hour Evening Program
March 1, 2021 – January 2022
$8,650

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